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Friday, December 23, 2011

Suspicious fire rips through houses in Irvington

IRVINGTON (WABC) -- A four-alarm fire that authorities have deemed suspicious burned through several homes in Irvington Tuesday morning.

The fire broke out in a vacant home, known to residents as a drug den, on 20th Avenue just after 2:30 a.m. It quickly spread down the block.

Firefighters, who arrived to find the building where the fire started completely engulfed in flames, had a scary challenge fighting the fire after live electrical lines began falling from overhead utility poles.

A barking dog awoke residents in a neighboring building to the flames.

One woman was trapped, but managed to escape.

Residents said they suspect squatters in the vacant building started the fire.

At least eight people were displaced. No serious injuries were reported.

The cause is under investigation.

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

NJ airport terminal closed over suspicious package

Newark Liberty International Airport

Eyewitness NewsNEWARK, N.J. -- A terminal at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has been briefly evacuated by authorities investigating a suspicious package.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokeswoman Sara Beth Joren says Terminal A was evacuated for about an hour Wednesday evening.

It's unknown if flights were delayed or canceled because of the shutdown.

Such security shutdowns at the airport are fairly common.

A security checkpoint was briefly closed last month after a Transportation Security Administration officer saw a water bottle in a carry-on bag but the wrong bag was removed for inspection. A checkpoint also briefly closed in February when an improperly screened passenger entered a secure area.

Part of a terminal briefly closed in December when a computer monitor checked as baggage caused a security scare.

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